THE 101 BEST STOMPBOXES OF ALL TIME… EVER!
With patch leads in hand we guide you through Guitarist's selection of the best stompers ever to grace a sticky stage - from flangers to fuzzboxes, cheap to boutique - read the full list, with buying advice, user tips and selected demos on the Guitarist CD.
FREE GUITARIST 2011 CALENDAR
From a Custom Shop Strat to a cutting edge Tyler Variax, a boutique German electric and the most blingin' wah you've ever seen - they all look stunning in our new calendar. Oh, and it'll help you remember birthdays and such! Genius!
FENDER CUSTOM SHOP GALLERY
Fender brought over 100 Custom Shop guitars to Longleat - we went along and took our camera. Prepare to drool.
MATT SCHOFIELD
The UK blues hero talks about his new signature Two-Rock amp and SVL guitars.
RICHARD DURRANT
The classical guitar evangelist talks hairdryers, Kaoss pads and brain scans. This ain't your grandpa's classical music…
COLIN RICHARDSON
Ever wondered how you make your guitar sound like they do on modern metal albums? The producer behind Slipknot, Trivium, As I Lay Dying and countless others shares his secrets.
REVIEWED
Thinline Round-up - Hagstrom Viking Deluxe, Washburn HB-35, LTD PS-1 & Ibanez Artcore AS73T
ESP LTD Phoenix-1000 & Phoenix-1004 Bass
Framus Panthera
Faith Neptune Trembesi
Alhambra CSS 23-W A E5
Vox AC30HW2x & AC15HW1
Rivera Clubster Royalle
Fender Mustang I & II
Line 6 POD HD500
Fleabass Street Bass
TC Helicon Voice Tone Harmony G-XT & Roland VE20
…and much more in the magazine and on the Guitarist CD
ON THE CD
Video lesson with blues-rocker Simon McBride, plus audio and video gear demos and guitar lessons, with tab in the mag - learn rock, blues, acoustic, beginner, shred and a ton of great licks!
BUYING ADVICE AND Q&A - FX SPECIAL
All your effects-related problems and buying queries answered - plus buy and sell your own gear in our Reader Ads section
Guitarist issue 336 is onsale now
“It is ingrained with my artwork, an art piece that I had done years ago called Sunburst”: Serj Tankian and the Gibson Custom Shop team up for limited edition signature Foundations Les Paul Modern
“The last thing Billy and I wanted to do was retread and say, ‘Hey, let’s do another Rebel Yell.’ We’ve already done that”: Guitar hero Steve Stevens lifts the lid on the new Billy Idol album
